Nemopteridae
Spoonwings, Thread-winged Lacewings
References
Carpenter, F. M. 1959. Fossil Nemopteridae (Neuroptera). Psyche 66:20-24.
Monserrat, V. J. 1996. Larval stages of European Nemopterinae, with systematic considerations on the family Nemopteridae (Insecta, Neuroptera). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 43(1):99-121.
Picker, M. 1987. An unusual species of spoon lace wing (Neuroptera: Nemopteridae) from South Africa, with note on its biology. Systematic Entomology 12:239-248.
Tjeder, B. 1967. Neuroptera-Planipennia. The lace wings of southern Africa. B. Family Nemopteridae. South African Animal Life (Lund, Sweden) 13:290-501.
Walker, M. H. , M. D. Picker, and B. Leon. 1994. Eversible abdominal vesicles and some observations of the male reproductive system of the spoon wing lacewing Palmipenna (Neuroptera: Nemopteridae). Journal of Morphology 219(1):47-58.
Title Illustrations

| Scientific Name | Nemoptera bipennis |
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| Location | Rosmaninhal / Portugal |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | Thread-winged Lacewing |
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| Copyright | © 2007 Joaquim Maceira |
| Scientific Name | Chasmoptera hutti |
|---|---|
| Location | Moore River National Park, Western Australia, Australia |
| Specimen Condition | Live Specimen |
| Source | Chasmoptera hutti |
| Source Collection | Flickr |
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| Copyright | © 2009 shaunwinterton |
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